Hanaeleh Horse Rescue and Advocacy

a non-profit horse rescue working with abandoned, neglected and abused horses. Stop horse slaughter NOW!

UPDATE: Hope and Grace

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Today was farrier day down at Hanaeleh! Our wonderful farrier, Josh Riley, came down to trim all of our horses. Hope and Grace got their second trim since they came to Hanaeleh, and Josh said that their feet look so much better! The seedy toe has grown out, and he was able to cut off the rest of the diseased hoof. They still need one or two more trims to be back to normal, but both Hope and Grace now have healthy, normal hooves, and are able to be exercised normally. We have been working both … [Read more...]

UPDATE: Savannah Loves Her New Home!

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Although we ask that all of our new horse owners give us annual updates on the horses we adopt out to them, we often like to go down to see the horses when it's convenient. Savannah's new owner asked if we would like to go down to see her, and of course we said, "YES!" and headed out to see her this afternoon. We first rescued Savannah in 2014- she had been found starving to death in a paddock up north with a foal at her side. A home was quickly found for her foal, and a wonderfull … [Read more...]

UPDATE: SAFE! Orange County, CA: 4 y/o Thoroughbred Mare Needs Home

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4/12/18 UPDATE: We are pleased to announce that Ivy's owner contacted us this afternoon and let us know that Ivy has found a wonderful home! Her owner has a contract that will ensure that she has first right-of-refusal on Ivy, and that Ivy can never be raced or sold to slaughter. We are very happy for Ivy, and hope that she does very well in her new home!   Hanaeleh helps to network horses who need homes, free of charge. These horses are offered free to a good home, but an adoption … [Read more...]

Horseback Archery!

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Although I love spending time at Hanaeleh with the horses, sometimes things can get a little repetitive. The horses really seem to enjoy the structure, but I need more mental stimulation. Learning about different disciplines and meeting new people helps ensure that I am not getting into a proverbial rut with my training techniques, and it's always fun to learn new things and meet awesome horse people! A few weeks ago I was able to go down to Lakeside in San Diego County and visit the Sagittarri … [Read more...]

Ollie’s Sinus Infection

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A few weeks ago we noticed that Ollie had quite a bit of snot coming out of his nose- it was reminiscent of childhood snotty noses and pretty disgusting, to be honest. We wiped the area clean and contacted the vet, who said to put him on some antihistamines for a few days as several horses seemed to … [Read More...]

Venus’ New Shoes

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Last month we noticed that Venus was beginning to look a little tender-footed. We noticed an indication of an old abscess that had burst and some bruising on her feet. We assumed this was due to walking on the new gravel driveway, so we made sure not to let her walk on it. We also put some boots on … [Read More...]

Santa’s Special Visit to Hanaeleh’s Horses

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'Twas the Saturday before Xmas and that means we had our annual Hanaeleh holiday party for all of our volunteers and their families. Javier (our former caretaker who also has a great catering business!) made the yummy food for us, which was wonderful as always! The best part was being able to sit … [Read More...]